What is the All-Chicago Tenant Alliance?

The All-Chicago Tenant Alliance is an organization made up of Chicago tenants. We look to build durable tenant unions across the city which are prepared to defend themselves from the exploitation and abuse of their landlords while building power for an offensive movement against the dominance of landlords. A world without landlords is possible.

What is the ACTA Rent Strike fund?

Rent money that is withheld from the landlord during a strike is not 'spending money' for tenants. It accumulates in a pot and serves as the tenants' leverage. The ACTA Rent Strike fund is a pool of money donated by tenants and organizers to cover the risk tenants take when going on rent strike. This money will only go towards legal fees and support for tenants who have engaged in a rent strike. The most significant benefit of a strike fund is the insurance it gives us in the event of defeat: court fees. If the tenants have to back down, the fund will support any costs they incur.

Who does this strike fund support?

The rent strike fund supports ACTA tenant unions in Chicago who take the risk of going on strike.

In the winter of 2026, Fuerzas Inquilinos de Broadway y Cuyler ended their rent strike after 10 months. All 12 of the members had to move, which, as every tenant knows, is extraordinarily expensive when you factor in the application fees, move-in fees, deposits, insurance, moving trucks, boxes, tape, etc. But thanks to the strike fund, these tenants didn’t have to spend a dime. Not much can compensate for losing our homes, but the strike fund hopes to relieve at least some of the pain.

The strike fund is accounted for and distributed under the discretion of ACTA and it is sourced entirely by donations from people LIKE YOU!